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What makes DC better than Chicago/ Chicago better than DC? They seem pretty close to me.

I'm the rare Chicago CD poster that rides the bus way more than I ride the rails (though I'm in the majority outside CD). I am amazed by the amount of 24/7 options...the Western bus, the Belmont bus, etc., running every 20 minutes into the wee hours. So don't just get stuck on the Metro vs. the el debate and not include CTA buses.

I like the DC metro, but it doesn't seem like there's much late night service.

I'm the rare Chicago CD poster that rides the bus way more than I ride the rails (though I'm in the majority outside CD). I am amazed by the amount of 24/7 options...the Western bus, the Belmont bus, etc., running every 20 minutes into the wee hours. So don't just get stuck on the Metro vs. the el debate and not include CTA buses.

I like the DC metro, but it doesn't seem like there's much late night service.

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Originally Posted by scrantiX

LOL funny how that works, doesn't it?

+1 for keepin' it true. With 90% of the LIARS on this forum (pretenders) that lie about everything your post is comforting.

I can't understand all the bus hate on CD.

I love riding buses. Not as fancy as rail, but hey, it gets me to work a lot quicker than driving.

That will in no way impact my life whatsoever, but I'm in favor of more rails.

Btw, anyone read Time Magazine's love letter to the American freight rail industry? I had no idea it had turned itself into the envy of the world (cheaper than anywhere else, carrying a higher percentage of American cargo than European trains carry European cargo, and did this all without forcing tax payers to lay down new lines or build new stations (unlike trucking campaigning for widened highways and barging campaigning for river dredging paid by tax payers). This is very off topic, but I found it interesting.

I love riding buses. Not as fancy as rail, but hey, it gets me to work a lot quicker than driving.

I live in the Miami suburbs without a car, so I have to ride the bus and thus despise it. First of all, it took me a while to figure out the secret of getting the bus driver to stop for me (the hand waving is the key). Second, I have to deal with all of the Miami traffic and congestion and have everyone request a stop at every block. I try to make it a point to get off when someone else is coming on or getting off anyway because I'd rather walk one block than inconvenience everyone. It takes me 90 minutes some days to get downtown (what would be a 30 minute drive). When I had easy access to trains in other cities, this was never a problem. I get thrilled when I finally make it downtown because I can jump on the metromover.

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